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The Old Librarian's Almanack

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A very rare pamphlet first published in New Haven

Connecticut in 1 773 and now reprinted

for the first time

The Librarians Series

Edited by
John Cotton Dana and Henry W. Kent

Number one

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Published by
The Elm Tree Press Woodstock Vemiont

1909

Copyright
1909

By Exhnund L. Pearson

PREFACE

Nathaniel Cutter, Elsq., who for over fifty years had practised law
in Newburyport, Mass., died on March 9, 1 907. His executor
asked me to arrange and catalogue the books which composed
Mr. Cutter's library. They were in his office in an old brick build-
ing on State Street, and if dust and cobwebs may be taken as
evidence, many of the books had not been disturbed for thirty
or forty years. The library was almost entirely composed of
legal works, of no especial interest. There were, in addition, a
file of the Newburyport Herald from 1850 to 1895, and a
large number of old almanacs. Mr. Cutter seems to have taken
great pains to gather almanacs, and his coDection has passed
into the possession of the Newburyport Antiquarian Society.
Acknowledgments are due that Society for permission to make
this reprint of the most interesting of the collection. It is the first
complete reprint of ' The Old Librarian's Almanack ', — though
one or two extracts from it have appeared in the Boston Even-
ing Transcript.

After a long search I have found record of only one other
copy of the Almanack. The 'Preliminary Check List of
American Almanacs' compiled by Mr. Hugh Alexander Mor-
rison of the Library of Congress, — probably the most complete
work of the kind in existence, makes no mention of it. But at
the sale of the library of the Hon. John Stephney Wales in New
York, November 1 6, 1 896, a copy was sold (for $ 1 4 ) to Dr.
Morris Kimball, of St. Louis. Dr. KimbaO writes me, however,
that his copy is imperfect, — the title-page and covers are missing.

The question of authorship of the Almanack is the only other
point which needs to be mentioned. The identity of ' Philobib-
los' appears to be established by the fact that the copy owned
by Dr. Kimball has in manuscript, on the page for the month of

201834

THE OLD UBRARIAN'S ALMANACK

March, the words ' writ by me, Jared Bean '. In both that copy
and the one which I found in the library of Mr. Cutter, the
initials ' J. B." are printed at the end of the poem. They have
been retained here out of respect for the whim of the old libra-
rian, who evidently rather fancied himself as a versifier.

Jared Bean, whose name today is so nearly forgotten, is men-
tioned in Sarah Gilman Bigelow*s ' Literary and Genealogical
Annals of Connecticut", (New York, 1870). He was bom
in New Haven in 1 705 or 1 706. About I 754 he became
curator or librarian of the Connecticut Society of Antiquarians,
situated in his native town. In this congenial post he spent, so
far as we know, the remainder of his life. His will, to which
Mrs. Bigelow had access, was proved in 1 788, and that is
taken as the approximate date of his death. The old libra-
rian never accepted the results of the American Revolution,
which broke out soon after the publication of his Almanack,
and toward his 'Sovereign Lord", King George III, re-
tained his allegiance to the end. He kept the King's birthday
each year; but there is no indication that he took any part in
public affairs, or devoted himself to anything but his beloved
books. He believed with Sir Thomas Bodley, that a librarian
should never marry, and he died a bachelor. His character is
so well displayed in his Almanack as to require no other
description. Whatever we may think of his ideas of librarian-
ship, his right to his favorite appellation of ' Booklover ' is not to
be denied. Mrs. Bigelow saw his gravestone, in 1 869, in the
old 'East Hill Burying Ground ' near New Haven. She writes
that the dates and most of the inscription had become obliterated;
but that the name 'Jared Bean, Philobiblos ' remained, together
with the epitaph :

Death, thou hast closed ye Book of Life
& set me free from earthly strife.
Ye page is tum*d & Fm at rest
Ye last word said, Finitum est.

Tliis bit of doggerel, undoubtedly the work of some professional
epitaph monger, would have displeased Jared Bean, though he

PREFACE

might have taken consolation in remembering the verse on
Shakespeare's grave. But the headstone, and even the burying
ground itself, have disappeared; and an electric car line runs
through the place where the old librarian Was buried.

Edmund Lester Pearson

Zealandia Lodge
Asheville, N. C.
May 19. 1909

ECLIPSES.
'T*HERE will be but two Eldipses this Year, both of the Sun,
and both invisible. The first is March 1 2th Day, at 5h. 1 8m.
in the Morning. The 2cl. is Sept. 5th Day, at 9h. 7m. Afternoon.

A Catalogue of aome of the principal fixi Stan, with
Declinations, and such Abbreviations of their Names
Almanac^,

Names
Virgin's Spike

Bull's Eye

Capella, or the Goat

Middle Star in Orion's Belt

Orion's Right Shoulder

The Great Dog Star, or Syrius

Castor

Procyon, or the Little Dog

Pollux

Hydra's Heart

Regulus, or Lyon's Heart

The Lower of the Pointers

The Upper of the Pointers

Deneb, or Lyon's Tail

Ardlurus

South Ballance

Formoft Guard

Brighter in the Crown

Brighter in the Serpent's Neck

Antares, or Scorpion's Heart

Head of Hercules

Orphinous. or Serpent's Head

Lyrae, or the Harp

Swan's Bill

Vulture, or Eagle's Heart

Swan's Tail

Mouth of Pegasus

Fomelhaut

Cepheus's Knee

Algenib or end Pegasus's wing

Pole Star

Algol, or Medusa's Head

their Magnitudes,
as are used in ibis

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Capel.

B. Orion

S. Orion

Syr.

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Hyd.

Regul.

L Point

Up. Point

Deneb.

Ardl.

S. Ball.

F. Guard

Crown

S. Neck

Ant.

Here.

Orph.

Lyrae

S. Bill

Vult.

S.Tail

Pegas.

Fomel.

Ceph.

Algen.

P. Star

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9 54 S.
16 OON.
45 44N.

1 23 S.

7 21 N.
16 24 S.
32 23N.

5 49N.
28 35N.

7 38 S.

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63 3N.
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20 26N.
15 2S.

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12 45N.
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27 29N.

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76 7N.

13 51N.
88 IN.
40 ON.

READER.

THIS, THE First Issue of The Old Librarians
Almanack, is not Offered to the Publick Notice
without THffidence, nor laid before my Learned
Brethren without hesitation. Indeed, {as it is more
especially addressed to my Learn d Brethren, the
Librarians or Bibliothecaries of these Colonies) it
now seems a fitting time to make my humble Apolo-
gies for the Inadequacy of the Work C to T^ray
their Kind Indulgence for many failings.

I have striven to set forth correct astronomical In-
formation in those parts of the Almanack where such
matters are suitable. The other pages I have devoted
to advice and Counsel which I trust may be of service
to Librarians & Lovers of True Literature. Of the
Compositions in the Poetic Art{ those Wanderings on
the slopes of Parnassus, if I may so phrase it) which
I have essayed, I refrain from speaking. In con-
cluding, I trust I may be allowed to state that if The
Old Librarian's Almanack prove useful & pleasing
to its Readers^ it will be my Privilege to appear
before you from year to year. I remain, Your
Humble, Obedient Servant,

Nov. 16, 1773.] ^iU(3L^7iog

Difference of H^h Water, at several Places from New Haven.

"yHE fifth column in each left hand monthly page shews the time of high
water at New Haven; subtract two hours and fifty therefrom, gives high
water at New-York, New-London, Elizabeth-Town-Point, and Tarpaulin-
Cove; subtract thirty minutes, gives high water at Boston; add two hours and
thirty minutes, gives h^h water at Philadelphia; add three quarters of an
hour, gives high water at Rhode- Island, and in the main ocean.

The Planet VENUS wSl be Evening Star tfll the 2 1 st of
March ; thence Morning Star till the year ends.

The
The
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begins.

Of the four Quarters of the Year, 1 774.

enters HT March 20, 1 h. 30m. afternoon; then Spring Qyarter begins,
enters @ June 21, Ih. 31m. afternoon; then Summer Qyarter begins.
eiUers =^ September 23, Oh. 10m. Morning; then Fall Qyarter begins,
enters 1? December 21, 3h. 54m. afternoon; then Winter Qiarter

I Month January, begins on Saturday.

Proud leader of the Mondis, whose ancient name
Recalls the god who facd both wa^s the same.
When th^ bleak winds roar down the ic^ hills.
And men for safety turn to draughts and pills, —
Serenely we ma^ view thy frosty Looks
And seek for calm security in Books ;
What reck ^^ then thy blustering tempests wild?
Who reads is from all miseries beguil'd.

LaSt Quarter 3th Day, Oh. 4m. Afternoon.
New Moon 12th Day 3h. 16m. Morning.
Fira Quarter 1 9th Day 1 1 h. 23m. Morning.
Full Moon 27th Day 3h. 30m. Afternoon.

M.W. Kalendar, Weather, &c ROS RSea ^'spL R^S

1 7 Circumcision, B Eve so. 9h. 33m

2 B 2</ Sunday past Christmas

3 2 Pinching cold weather,
43 or 1 wonder,

5 4 Perhaps a small snow. ff. Q|. 9

6 3 Epiphar^, B Eye so. 9 h. 11 m.

7 6 Light not a candle vithin the

8 7 library.
9% 1st Sunday after Epiphany,

102 n T? S * Perigee

1 1 3 Capell so. 9h. 27m Hi^ Tides.

124 1 guess there will be a storm of

13 5 snow about this time, then clear

1 4 6 Men know Achilles 6o/<0 T? c^ cold
\5 7 For of him has Homer ff 5^ 5
16 B 2J Sand p, Epip, ( told U% f
172B Eye so.8h. 24m. A # 1?

18 3 On gallows fifty cubits high

19 4 Hang the vretch and let him die,

20 5 ^ dozen of my books he stole,

21 6 May God have mercjf on his soul.

22 7 The cold abates a little,

23% 3d Sund. p. Epi. then clouds up (or

24 2 Capell so. 8h. 31m. ) Apo. snow

25 3 Adversity tends to make ^ Q Q|.

26 4 men nise,

27 5 Warm, pleasant weather (or

28 6 winter, but will not last long.

29 7 Capell. so. 8h. 12m.

30 B Septuagesi K. CHAR. Decol 1648

31 2R^(uI so. 12h. 58m. grows cold

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January hath 3 1 "Days.

1774

The Librarian may be justly compar'd with him who keeps
an Armoury of Weapons; for as the Keeper doth neither forge
the implements of War, nor employ them on the field of Battle,
so neither doth the Librarian compose the leam*d Works which
are under his charge, nor use their wisdom in his own especial
interest.

But like that other Keeper, it is his Duty to see that his
Armoury ( which is the Library ) be well stock*d with the fittest
Weapons, and that they be put into the hands of such as can
use them at the proper time.

The Metaphor need not stop at this, neither, for even as the
Weapons of the Armoury are unfitted for the hands of all, so
the Books (the Weapons over which the Librarian is Custo-
dian) are ofttimes dangerous & harmful if they come to the
hands of persons ill-fitted to peruse them.

Mr. Pope ( an able poet, tho* a Papist ) warns us that :

A little learning is a dangerous thing I
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

Tlie wisdom of such advice, & the folly of not observing it
may be seen now-a-days, when Demagogues and others of shal-
low intellect seek to stir up sedition & revolt. Whence it
appears that it is as Gustos Librorum (as the Ancients call*d
him) or Guardian of the Books, that the Librarian exercises
his true function.

I am sensible that there will be some who will enquire as to
what qualities should be possess*d by him who stands thus as
Guardian of the Books. These may think (if perchance the
hasty and frivolous workings of their ill-taught minds may be so
dignified as to term it thinking) that it matters little what the
character of the Librarian be.

Such as these cannot too soon become aware of their error.
For how can it be possible that a man can act as Warder of the
accumulated record of the world's wisdom, piety, learning, &
experience, and hold the same in necessary reverence, if he be
not a person of sober and Godly life, leam*d, virtuous, chaste,
moral, frugal and temperate ?

This should be the character of the Librarian, and it is such
as he that I would extol, as through these pages, I offer for your
benefit, the results of twenty years of labour in our Honourable
Profession.

II Month February, begins on Tuesday.

IVhen February's sleets & fogs abound
And melting SnoW lies trampl'd on the ground,
When all the Wajfs are dismal, foal & drear.
In Books behold a recompense & cheer.
If pelting rain or windy tempest rage
Alts fair & calm upon the priniedPage,
"Cho' boist'rous elements ma$ rule the scene.
Look 'o J/ow shelves! there 's Peace & Joy serene!

LaSl Qaarter 3d Day, 9h. 20m. Afternoon.
New Moon 10th Day 4h. 13m. Afternoon.
Rrft Qyarter 18lh Day 6h. 40m. Moming.
Full Moon 26th Day 3h. 37m. Moming.

A/.»r. Kalendar. Wealhtr. &c R0S F.Sea ^'spl R'^S

13 A "I? s; (f ■ b V Day %. 36m. 7 2 5
24lP. V.M.7*.f. Ih.5lm. [long 7 15.

3'5iSnow or cold lain o. bolh. after 7 5'
46 wKicli. pl™.m .nd wum. '6 59 6

5 77»'.Kl Ih. 39m. ©Perigee 6 58 6

6 t.Saagaiwo. B. Eye ictt I h. 56m, ,6 56 &■

7 2Syr.io.%, lOm. 6 55 6,
6 3 S. C, Lilcbfifld Chilly winds 6 54 6
9l4whi<^h blow up cloud> & » >to>i<i 6 52 bl

I0;3i«c 1 think » tedioiu one ^ i^ g 6 51 6^
1 1 felbut likely 10 be warn k ^ % '^ b A9 61
pleaant ahet it. >r 9 ? 6 46 61

lb. 8m. 6 47 6
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(tuy you books, 6 45 6'

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15 3iS. C. Fai,ficld

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l7 5.7*'.Kt I2h. 52m

186Windy with flume

197 3) Appgee _ ^

20 B i'lSondai/inLent. Poll. so. 8h. 16m.

21 2 Day. lOh. 44m. long

22.3 Sup. C. ;V Havm CI™ & cold,
23'4 good tlayiog ii ihtFe be snow
24|5St, Matthias. 7*'» I. 12b. 30m. e
25I6 Poll- ». 7b. 56m. (rough.

261? Pleaimnt wealbei for February.
27|B2rf5t<'irfD<;mLrfi/Hyd.H..o.l0b34m
28:2 Cloudy and tike for a Elorm.

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February hath 28 'Days.

1774

You shall chuse your Books with Care and Circumspection.
When you have determin'd that it is Prudent to purchase a
certain Work do so cautiously and make a Shrewd Bargain with
the Vendor. It will then be your Duty to Peruse the Volume,
even if ( as doubtless will be the Fact ) you have scan*d it before
Buying.

Do not let the Importunities of Persons who come to the
Library hasten you in the Performance of this Task. They
should be Content to wait for the Book until you have Satisfied
yourself of its Contents.

There will then remain the Necessity of recording its Acqui-
sition in your Ledgers of Record. As for the Elntry of its Style
and Htle in the Catalogue, many counsel that this is not needful,
since you may be expected t6 remember that the Book has been
Purchas*d for the Library. It may, however, occupy your leisure
moments. Some would advise that if it be a Volume of Sermons
it be placed on the Shelves with others of its like ; or if it be a
work of Natural Philosophy it stand near the Volumes of that;
class. This is a waste of Labour.

Assign it a Number which shall correspond to its Position on.
the Shelf, and shaU be the next in Sequence from the latest Book
which you have added, and so let them stand in the Order in
which they are Received. For, surely, if you desire to find a
number of volumes of Sermons, it will be an easy matter for you,
recalling when they were Purchased, to pluck them from their
several resting-places.

Keep your Books behind stout Gratings, and in no wise let
any Person come at them to take them from the Shelf except
yourself.

Have in Mind the Counsel of Master Enoch Sneed (that
most Worthy Librarian) who says: It were better that no
Person enter the Library ( save the Librarian Himself) and that
the Books be kept in Safety, than that one Book be lost, or
others Misplaced. Guard well your Books, — this is always your
foremost Duty.

*y

Ill Month March begins on Tuesday

Third of the train, the Month of Mars comes in,
^^th Rain and Snow the vernal tide begin;
The god whose son erected mighty Rome
Now lioes in written sheet & printed tome.
The warlike Patron of these blustering week^
Led once the Trojans 'gainst th' armed Greeks,
^nd fitting 'tis your leisure t'employ
In reading of the deeds 'neath windy Troy.

LaA Quarter 5th Day 6h. 1 2ni. Morning.
New Moon 12th Day 5h. ISm. Moming.
Firfi Quarter 20th Day 3h. 4Bm. Morning.
Full Moon 27th Day 3h. 52ri. Afternoon.

M.IV. KaltnJar, Wealittr. &c P»S F.Sea ^'aplRiS

3l3Regul. ». Mh. 5m. Tld.

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20B5/A5unJ. ini-enf. lhiilLme,ii. atl-^ 6 06 6 1 1 36349 36

2120- • V iKen warm for B. r? (^ |5 59 ?! 6 5|I15 47 1 37

22 3 S. C. a^lonw. U.CUlch. M«ch!5 58 7] 7 43]28 2 2 39

234 tK«A all your book> in order, jwurlS 56 7 8 loUoQ^d 3 37

I'^beaityoumayenloy.&paanotdU.blbl 9 7|23 17 4 12

2b b^Komenl. your Ume you mast rmphs.'M'^T 9 49, 6n)'22 4 50

26 7,RBin,6iF«rIuiptTliund« cf h d"5 52 7 10 34,19 42 5 25

27 I Sund. beforfEaiUr. ot Palm Sand. \b 5 \ 711 17, 3=0.19 ^ike

28 2 Diny tiav'line Ac hollow ground l5 49 7 OM 1 17 20 7 2

29 3 >'otfneyfnuj(/u</ge(A«iootjloiui/,5 48 7 48! inV3l 8 6
30\4' And Id tht vulgar rahbU cry. ,5 46 7 1 39115 55 9 12
31 5:Fsirw«<l»rend.lliemDiith. '5 45 7 2 30| O^f^ 25 10 10

^KCarch hath 3 / T^ays.

1774

ARS BIBLIOTHECARII

First of aU matters, 'tis your greatest need

To read unceasing & unceasing read ;

When one Book's ended, with a mind unvext

Turn then your whole Attention to the Next.

Let naught intrude ; to aD the World be blind.

And chase each vain allurement from your Mind.

Be also deaf : 'tis well to turn the Lock,

And let who will the outer portal knock.

Behold in Books your Raiment & your Bread,

So, lacking Books, you're neither warm'd nor fed ;

Chuse then with care, repudiate the Chaff,

Or see corruption spoil the better half;

For one base volume spreads the Poison through, —

A single Traitor can a' Host undo.

As Books, like Men, go better neatly drest.

Let Paper, Print, & Binding be the Best.

Your Books obtain'd, behold the Problem rise

How best secure them from unworthy eyes ;

Or, graver yet, to guard lest you're bereft

By Fire, Worms, or (absit omen I) Tlieft.

Remember this : they're safe upon the shelf.

When none has access thither but yourself.

As you to guard them best are qualifi'd.

So you to read them, clearly 'tis impli'd.

Be vigilant your Treasury to keep.

In watchful care know neither rest nor sleep ;

AU other Readers better far keep out

Than put the safety of your Books in doubt.

And first, or last, this Precept ever heed :

To read unceasing, and unceasing read.

J.B.

O L

IV Month April begins on Friday.

Fair Aprils slandered Month, whose balmy days
Less censure oft deserve, & more of praise,
A wayward maiden fain to weep, or sing, —
The sweet enchantress of the budding Spring,
* Neath thy soft rule what book so fit to read
( When seeking rest by brook ^ verdant mead)
As thine, old Flaccus, safe from War^s alarm
And housed in plenty on thy Sabine farm I

Lad Quarter 3cl Day, 1 h. 8m Afternoon.
New Moon 1 0th. Day, 7h. 30m. Afternoon.
First Qyarter 1 8th Day, 8h. 1 7m. Afternoon.

Full Moon 26th Day, 4h. 22m. Morning.

M.IV. Kalendar. Weather. &c R&S F.Sea ^'spL R^S

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

t Good Friday 3 Perigee

7 Deneb to. lOh. 52m.

B EASTER SUNDAY Cloudy & raw

2 7**s8et lOh. 6m. cold

3 Inf. C N, Hcfven Falling weather

4 1^ sets 70h. 6m.

5 The books within the sluggard's house

6 Are chewed to pieces by the mouse,

7 7*'s set %. 34m.

B 1 st Sunday p. Easter, Pleasant

2 showers and warm c/ # § c/ Qj. §

3 ICHartf, for the season o" # ^

4 T? so. I Oh. 2m.

5 Dusi your Books 3 Apogee

6 And mind your ^S^siness

7 Somewhat cold, clouds ss. Q|. 9
B2</ 5lunday past Easter, up for
2Sp. T{pso. Ilh. 7m. a storm
3Inf.C.Fa/;^eW.

4 The candle's flame with care

5 employ for light; The day's your

6 time to read ; for sleep, the night,

7 St. George. Drying & W Wiuds.
B 3d Sund, p, Easter, O" c? ?

2 7*'s set 8h. 44m.

3 Smoky warm weather and dry,

4 but likely for rain & thunder.

5 Full Tides Vho' spiders build Q)Pe,

6 Syr. s 9h. across the shelf, Jidmit
1 no others but yourself.

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

544

5 43

542

540

5 39

5 38

536

5 35

5 34 7

5 32 7

531 7

5307

5287

527 7

5 25

5 24

5 23

5 21

520

18 7

177

16 7

15 7

14 7

13 7

12 7

10 7

97

87

67

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

3
4
5
6
7

30
27
28
26
23

8 15

9 7
9 54

10 35

11 24
OA. 6
53

1

2
3
4
4
5
6
7
7

39

25

16

7

52
45
26
10
52

8 37

9 20
10 4

10 49

11 41
0M31

1 28

2 24

3 28

157^ 3
29 38
13T?58

28 18
12««17

25 56
9K27

22 20
4T58

17 33

29 51
11^57

23 55
51148

17 44
29 38
11® 33

24 39
6a 6

18 43
11tP39

14 51
28 24

12:0:17

26 27

iom5i

25 29
1071^13
24 58

9T?34

II

11 50

Mom.

34

1

2
3
4
5

19

10

8

6

)sets

7

7 55

8 55

9 50

10 40

11 30
Mom.
18

58
32
12
50
34
59
34
)rise

7 52

8 56
10
10 57 1

1
2
2
3
3
4

April hath 30 Tkiys

1774

Towards the Persons who frequent your Library maintain a
courteous Demeanour, but the utmost Vigilance. For as it is
your duty to guard well the Books which are the Riches of your
Treasury, so you cannot afford to relax those Restrictions which
may save you from Despoilment and the most grievous Loss.
The Biblioklept or Thief of Books is your eternal Foe.

John Milton truly wrote : ' For Books are not absolutely dead
things, but do contain a potency of Life in them to be as active
as. that Soul was whose Progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve
as in a Violl the purest efficacy and extraction of that living
Intellect that bred them".

This, then, is the Value of a Book in the Mind of that great
Poet. How far beyond mere Gold or Silver is the worth of a
Book, & how Filthy & Base the Act of one who steals a Book!
But there be sneeking unutterable Villains who will enter a
Library, and in their furtive & Detestable fashion carry from it
one of its Treasures I

And what Condemnation shall befit the accurst Wretch (for
he cannot justly claim the title of Man ) who pilfers and purloins
for his own selfish ends such a precious article as a Book ? I
am minded of the Warning display*d in the Library of the Popish
Monastery of San Pedro at Barcelona. This is the version
Ejisjish'd by Sir Matthew Mahan, who saw it writ in Latin in
the Monastery, as he himself describes in his leam*d Book,
' Travels in Spanish Countries, 1712".

The Warning reads thus : ' For him that stealeth a Book
from this Library, let it change to a Serpent in his hand and
rend him. Let him be struck with Palsy, and all his Members
blasted. Let him languish in Pain, crying aloud for Mercy and
let there be no surcease to his Agony till he sink to Dissolution.
Let Book-worms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that
dieth not, and when at last he goeth to his final Punishment let
the Flames of Hell consume him for ever and aye '.

\^

< * *

V Month May begins on Sunday.

Now May her manlle spreads oe'r hill <9' plain.

And soft Warm days succeed to April's rain.

The/eather'd songsters chirp aboul the nest.

And Nature pals forth Beauties never guesa'd.

In each new leqfthat burgeons on the tree

A page of Nature's manuscript We see;

IVhiU fields & meadows ev'ry dt^/ unroll

Like cryplick writing on a Wizards scroll

La£l Qyartei 2d Day 7h. 23m. Afternoon.

New Moon 10th Day I Oh. I Cm. Morning.

Firit Quarter 16th Day 6h. 14m. Afternoon.

Full Moon 25th Day Oh. 8m. Afternoon.

M.W. Kalendar. Weather. &c FmS F.Sea ^'iplR^S

Vl^lhSunl p. Earitr. St. -Phll.&Jan,.

5 57

4 28

24 3

H 48

2

2,Cloudy8naigii™™n.

5 47

4 26

8» 15

Hon.

3
4

31 ? riw. ih. 30m. [ V. c. fc a"
4!Ccn.Elea. A/cteporf. PJewml

5 27
5 17

6 17

7 10

22 4

5K42

59
t 34

5

SiSp.TU'Ki. 10h.23m. S«»n
bt^Ao >f«^/.rM boots hi, Mn litrecl

5 07

7 56

18 55

2 20

6

4 588

8 44

ir49

3

7\7'He nc'a can oAa Heotai't gaU.

4 57 6

9 30

14 35

3 36

e.B'ftog.Sunc/oii. A good Kuoo fo.

4 566
4 55 8

10 13

11 1

26 43
8b'56

4 8
4 40

lOBiShowery bagnnv A O b

4 548

H 45

20 46

Mt*

1 1 4 ing Season, 0) Apogee. V. c. 1? S

4 53 8

OAJI

21137

12 5'Efe.ft. HidfcrJ. ^j«n. Das,.

4 52 6

1 20

14 29

50

13 6 Sp. W .o. 9h. 52m.

4518

2 7

26 24

44

l4 7Somewh.lcoolacwuidr.

4 508

2 57

6® 4

10 29

15 iiSunday poll AicaMen.

4 498

3 41

19 56

11 12

l62IDays I4h. 24in.loi«

4 488

4 28

2£3:2

II 58

l7i3:Deneb.o.8h.

4 47 8

5 II

14 14

Mom

l84lPerh>p>anN. E. (torm Dcw by.

4 468

5 56

21 57

34

l9 5Re«d cv'm book but itol In halt

4 45 8

6 36

9np50

1 12

2D;6 For lafiid ,eading't oriy uuate.

4 448

7 19

23 5

1 54

21|7|l? .eh Ih 56m. ©in Jt

4 43 8

7 59

6^44

2 30

22\6\Wblhuud0!,. «-9 %

4 42 8

8 43

20 41

3 7

23 2:Regul..ei.l2h.44m.

4418

9 33

5m

3 45

24 3:Somethine licit Si likely for [>in and

4 408

10 22

19 35

4 27

25 4:G™ Eledl, So.ton. ihuDder

4 406

M 17

4;?! 16

!»«

26 5;Sp. W «.. 8h. 12m. Full Tide. 3P.

4 398

0MI6

19 6

8 20

27 6 Ar<a. if. 9h. 46ai. V. c Ij ?

4 38 8

1 19

41? 1

9 17

2e 7 Sp,ene and pl=»MU.l.

4 378

2 19

16 55

)0 14

29 B Trinity S-i^day K. CHA. 2d roto.

4 368

3 17

3a=27

II 9

30|2'3 «,. 31.. 29ra. HeM

4 35 8

4 13

17 44

II 52

3l3|inc[<»5« a; Ihe month end..

4 35 8

5 7

IK 47

Mora

May hath 3 1 'Days

1774

Of the Enemies of Books I especially esteem the Cockroach.
That worthy Librarian, Master Enoch Sneed (for whom I pro-
fess my reverent Admiration )• would have it that the Domestic
Mouse, building her Nest, as she will, *mid the Tatters of our
most precious Volumes, more fairly merits the name of Chief
Destroyer. But though it be true that the Ravage wrought by
the Mouse is compleat, yet she & her Kind may be exter-
minated, & the Library rid of her Presence with no great Ado.

But the Cockroach, more elusive in his Habits, & not less
insidious in his Character, spreads destruction wherever his foot-
steps may wander, & he is a greater Bother to remove, in view
of the Celerity of his Movements, & the amazing Fecundity
with which he reproduces his Kind.

Some may question if the Nature of the Destruction wrought
by this Pestilential Insect be of serious import, but I do earnestly
Assure all such that I have witnessed with my own eyes appall-
ing Injuries inflicted on the most Precious Books in my Custody,
& these Injuries, I am convinc*d, were jusdy chargeable to this
hardshelled Rogue who Scuttles about the Book Shelves, &
owns no restraint upon his ungovernable Appetite. For the
Cockroach will so gnaw & devour the Bindings, so prey upon the
leavs of old Books that I have been Moved neariy to an access
of Tears when I have gaz*d upon the Ruin which he has left
after him. With devilish Cunning he will come at only the rare
and cosdy Volumes, picking them out, it would seem, as by the
leadership of Satan, & visiting upon them hb own foul MutOation.

I have found the following Preparation to be highly service-
able : To three minims of distilled Hen-Bane, add four drops of
the Tincture of Saffron. Take this Mixture & combine it with
half a gill of the Liquor which comes from boyling a peck of
common Tansy. After allowing it to cool, add four great
spoonfuls of pure Vinegar, a pinch of powdered Rhubarb, &
the Juce of a score of Mulberries, heated well. The resulting
Compound should be kept in a Jar, tighdy seal*d, & sprinkled
on the Book Shelves, or wherever the Enemy are seen.

VI Month June begins on Wednesday

With June at last the longest days appear,
^he welcome climax of the growing year.
When blossoms carpet all the bills & fields
And blooming Flora rich abundance fields,
^ho' Joyous Mature calls you to herself
Enduring ja^s are ranged upon the shelf;
Jlnd T^uck & ^P^ramus a vision weave
In woods near Athens on ^KCidsummer*s £ve.

Laa Quarter la Day 4h. 35m. Morning.
New Moon 9th Day Oh. 57m. Morning.
Fira Quarter 1 7th Day 2h. 1 Om. Morning.
Full Moon 23d Day 6h. 50m. Afternoon.

M.W. Kalendar, Weather, &c R»S F.Sea ^'spL R^S

14
2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

II

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

some

ram.

Flying doudi and

then dean off hot.

Regulsets 15h.

3 with $ Ara. S. 9h. 16m. King

]si SunJ. p. Vrin. (Geo.3<l. b. 1738

R^ect before you turn the page,

T? seU 12h.45m.

Showers with heat and thunder.

F. Guard N. 9h. 39m. 3 Apogee

S. Ball. So. 9h. 25m.

Sp TlPsels2h 20m. Serene cf % 9

la Suni, p. ^rin, pleasant weather

S3 180 in W

Inf. C. N, London. AnS. set 3h48m

4348
4 33 8
4 33 8
4 32 8
4 32 8
4 32 8
4 32 8
4318
4318
4318
4318
4 318
4318
4318

'Che cow her infant son would find 4 30 8

He's gone atM^ some books to bind.
Signs of rain whidi may fail.
3 Lat. 20 N.
3dSundp. VHnity Hot nights

Stand not outdoors, gaping like a
thOnt^f at Mature. She will take
care of hersdf, ^ead your books.
Very high tides this full. • Per.

St. John Baptist. Thunder & rain
Ant So. lOh. Im. about this

4th Sunday past Trinity. time if
3 so. 3h. 2()m. 1 mistake not.

inf. C IVindbam.
St. *Peter. Lyrae So. 11h. 58m.(rain

Cloudy and signs of a settled 4 318

4308
4 30 8
4 30 8
4 30 8
4 30 8
4 30 8
4308
4 308
4 308
4 308
4318
4318
4318
4318

5
6
7
8
9
9
10
II

55
45
31
14

49
35
19

OA. 1
56

I

2
3
3
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
10
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36

24

8

50

29

12

52

32

20

9

3

56
57
56

IM

2
2
3
4
5

1
55
47
37
24

I5KI9
28 32
IIT20
23 54

6^13
18 45

OH 12
11 41

22 24
5®

16 50
28 33
10^39

23 51
5HF2I

18 6

1=0:20

14 55
28 59

1311121
28 2

12;?158

27 50
12T?51
27 43
12««23
26 40
10K41

24 18
7^33

I
1

2
2
3
4
4

37
4

40
16
56
27

40

#sets

8 20

9 8
9 54

10 30

11 14

11 50

Mom.

16

40

1

2
2
3

20

I

46

30

• rise

8 7

9
9 52

10 20

11 4
II 44
Mom

fo k

.-•

June hath 30 Hays

1774

So far as your Authority will permit of it, exercise great
Discrimination as to which Persons shall be admitted to the use
of the Library. For the Treasure House of Literature is no
more to be thrown open to the ravages of the unreasoning Mob,
than is a fair Garden to be laid unprotected at the Mercy of a
Swarm of Beasts.

Qyestion each Applicant closely. See that he be a Person
of good Reputation, scholarly Habits, sober and courteous
Demeanour. Any mere Trifler, a Person that would Dally
with Books, or seek in them shallow Amusement, may be Dis-
miss*d without delay.

No Person younger than 20 years ( save if he be a Student,
of more than 18 years, and vouched by his Tutor) is on any
pretext to enter the Library. Be suspicious of Women. They
are given to the Reading of frivolous Romances, and at all events,
their presence in a Library adds little to ( if it does not, indeed,
detract from) that aspect of Gravity, Seriousness and Learning
which is its greatest Glory. You will make no error in excluding
them altogether, even though by that Act it befaU that you
should prohibit from entering some one of those Excellent
Females who are distinguished by their Wit and Learning.
There is little Chance that You or I, Sir, will ever see such an
One.

Let no Politician be in your Library, nor no man who Talks
overmuch. It will be difficult for him to observe Silence, and he
is objectionable otherwise, as well. No Astrologer, Necroman-
cer, Charlatan, Qyack, nor Humbug ; no Vendor of Nostrums,
nor Teacher of false Knowledge, no fanatick Preacher nor
Refugee. Admit no one of loose or evil Life ; prohibit the
Gamester, the Gypsey, the Vagrant. Allow none who suffers
from an infectious Disease; and none whose Apparel is so
Gaudy or Elccentrick as to attract the Eye. Keep out the
Light-witted, the Shallow, the Base and Obscene. See to it
that none enter who are Senile, and none who are immature in
their Minds, even tho* they have reach'd the requir'd Age.

^

ty

VII Month July begins on Friday

Ai mighty Caesar lilce the burning Sun
Flam'd o'er ^e nallom where his course was r.
So thou, his nametake, in th' effulgent sky
Art conqueror, imperial July t
The world without ia hot, thy fi'ry breath
Conauma the tender plants in early death.
The wise will shun the oOerhealed air.
In shady alcoves find seclusion fair.

New Moon 8th Day 3h. 57m. Afternoon.
Firit Qyaiter 1 6th Day 1 1 h. 32m. Forenoon.
Full Moon 23d Day I h. 34m. Morning.
Lad Quarter 30th Day 3h. 27m. Morning.

M.IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c fmS F.Sea '*'apLR'*S

\ 6'Cool cDougk in the libfvr.

2 7 V. B. V. Mat/* © 01 * ?

3 6 5lh Sund. p. 'Crtnity. 16 in

4 2 Ara. leU 2b. 26in. ^ with

5 3 Lri no pobttcfan in Iht

6 4 hrtay, be 'II ittk old tclama
75 Qoudy and ' Apogee. lo fool

8 6 ^n* of lain ncu people

9 7 3 Liii. 40. South.

1 B 6(£ Sandi^ pad Trinl^. (frifZh

1 1 2 AnL So. 8h. 49™. u- % (T
]23 Belter the Uhraty ht doi'd

1 3 4 Than lo llit Ignorant expot 'd
145

15 6H«c.So.9h.25ni, * # }

16 7 Hoi weaiha and thunder i

1 7 B 7lh Sunday paal Trinity nun

'~~Sp. Vjpiea mh. 50m. pUc<

Lp. So. lOh. 34m.

Commenecnent CartArlJge,
? ri«. I h ^5n.. o" C? 9 0) Pe
6 Very hot with ihaip thiuid«.
Iain, wind and hail, then mc
blh Sunday pasi 'Crinlly. cc

~ 'IpMti lOh. 20ni. DogDayi
t n V L— . 'J

4318 f
4318 i

4328 ;
4326 i
4 336 '.
433 8 t(
4348 l(
4348 II
35 8 (
4 35 8 I
4368 I
4368 :
4378 :
4378 :

9

t^ the tact, Ui

In lit place.
Swdting white clouck & mu]
■mall ihowen and lightning
9lh Sunday past 'Crlnlls. eve

4418 <
4416 ;

4 428 f
443 8 <
4446 f(
4 456 [
,4468 (
,4 478
.4 486 :
4496 :
4 506 '
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in 4526 !

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8 14 52 l(

7 27 43 1 1

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24 29 ^
fl 811125 t

8 22 39 (
4 77fl 6 I
6 21 48 :
■2 61; 41 ;

6 8 16
9
3 9 40

10 16

7 10 56

1 II 20
I II 50

July hath 3 1 Tkiys.

1774

About this Time prepare for the Annual Examination. Qose
your Library not later than August 1 , having given due Notice
that all Books must be returned under Pain of Elxpulsion. See
that every Book the Library owns is in its proper place on the
Shelf by the first Day of the Month. It will perchance be neces-
sary for you to seek some of them Yourself, taking care, at the
same time, to administer a Reproof to the delinquent Ones.

Covers should be examined, and all those worn and tattered
should be replaced. Never let a Book leave the Library without a
stout paper Cover to protect it against the Abuses of the careless.

Paste is to be prefened to Glue in affixing these. To one
cupful of Flour add nine spoonfuls of Water, and a little Vinegar.
A half-ounce of Oil of Spearmint will be found an admirable
Preservative.

Look to it that each Book is numbered in accordance with
its conesponding place on the shelf. During the six Weeks that
the Library remains closed to aU but Yourself there is an excel-
lent Opportunity to compile your Catalogue.

Elxamine your Books with great care to see that none have
crept in which have an immoral or debasmg Character, or which
contain Pernicious and unsound Theology. A few Books of
Moral tendency may be included for the Young. Their EJders
will choose these, for surely children are not to be permitted in
the Library themselves, to the disturbance of all others.

Cast out and destroy any Book which is merely frivolous and
empty of all serious meaning, for the true object of Literature is
to instil Wisdom and to lead to Habits of grave Meditation,
and there always are those whose vapid Minds will feed, if it be
allowed, on nothing but that which amuses for the Moment.
Such must not be abetted.

Make the most of every Moment during the period of the
Annual Examination, for you can then be assured that the Books
are safe and weD cared for, rather than spread abroad and
distributed Hither and Thither.

VIII Month August begins on Monday.

Comes now great August & the Dog Star burns.
From sultry heat without the Scholar turns
To where his Books in well-appointed rows
Assure true Solace, & the Mind's repose.
Scan well your books & heed the warning Glass
That marks the flying hours as they pass.
Let no intruder interrupt your Toil,
And no base volume your collection spoil.

New Moon 7th Day, 7h. 5m. Morning.
Firft Quarter 1 4th Day, 6h. Om. Afternoon.
Full Moon 21ft Day, 9h. 57m. Morning.
Laft Quarter 28th Day, 7h. 4m. Afternoon.
M,IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c RBS RSea ^'spL R^S

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2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

II

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

3

4

5

6

7

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2

3

4\ft

5

6

7

B

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\Otb Sunday past Trinity. Sharp

thunder and but little rain.
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ram sight. Also the prowling mouse
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1 1 th Sunday past Trinity, lish
Cockroach is the chief of foes.
S. C Litchfield.

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about this time. ss0 I? # Per.
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and signs of rain, then clears off
S. C. raitfield. cool.

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in doubt. Lock fast the door
keep the rascals out.
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storm.
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1774

Your Library is now closed, and so it will remain for six
Weeks, or perchance, two Months. These be Halcyon Days.
The Annoyances to which you are subjected throughout all the
Year vanish away, and there is naught to Disturb you.

Master Ejioch Sneed ( for whom I am ever ready to Testify
my Reverence ) has written : I am so be-pestered and bothered
by persons insinuating themselves into the Library to get Books
that frequently I am near to my Wit*s end. There have been
days when I was scarce able to read for two Hours consecutive
without some Donkey breaking in upon my Peace. Only the
thought of the Annual Examination sustains me. Then, forsooth,
I can defy them all and read in some Security.

The necessary Tasks of the Elxamination (which I described
last month ) are easily performed in a Week, or less. Indeed, if
you omit the preparation of the Catalogue ( and worthy Master
Enoch Sneed deems it better not to compile a Catalogue, both as
an unavailing Bother and moreover as the absence of it makes
you more Secure in your Office ) then, in this case, you have a
goodly season for the Relishment of your Books.

How agreeable, cm these sultry Days, is the Library I The
rays of the Sun, which descend so fierce outdoors, are tempered
inside its walls, and your Footsteps, as you walk hither and yon
among the Alcoves, echo loudly. A lonely Sound, say you?
Not so, the Lover of Books is not affected by Loneliness when
he is encompassed by his Friends. On every Shelf they stand,
none missing (I hope truly) and all at your service.

Parents of Children are said to be more delighted in their
possession when the offspring are safe in their Beds, than at atay
other time. Tho* I trust I may be pardoned for making a seem-
ing Comparison between Books and such a subject as Children,
yet it may be said that it is true of the Librarian that he is most
content when all his Books are in the Library under his protection.
For he can be no lover of books if he be at ease when his books
are absent from the Library.

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IX Month September begins on Thursday.

September, seventh Month, in ancient phrase,
And now the ninth as we compute the days;
Abundant harvests bring the Farmer jo^.
And School's grim tasks recall the idle Boy.
'Mid cooler days & early setting Sun
We §ee th' autumnal Equinox begun.
Upon the hearth a cheerful blaze delights
And Malleor tells of Arthur & his Knights.

New Moon 5th. Day, 9h. 7m. Afternoon.
Firft Quarter 1 3th. Day, Oh. 30m. Morning.
Full Moon 20th. Day, 8h. 8m. Afternoon.
Laft Quartet 1 7th. Day, 1 h. 30m. Afternoon.

M. W. Kalendat. Weather, &c RmS F.Sea 1 'spL R^S

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6 7*% rise 9h. 22iD.

7Q) with $ AtA, sets lOh. 40m.
B \4th Sunday p. Trin. Perhaps a cold

2 storm with high Dog Days

3 S. C. HartfR. winds then ss I? ^

4 clear with westerly winds ss Hl) V

5 In anjf land where I am kfng

6 IVho steals a book ^<i* got to swing,

7 7*s rise 8h. 53m. 9 rises 3h.
B \5th Sunday past Trinity, ( 18m.

2 Brisk S. wind with plenty of

3 rain, or 1 mistake. # Perigee.

4 Commencement ft\e» Haoen.

5 And he who mark* or tears the leaves

6 A wholesome flogging he receives,

7 Pegas. S. 9h 52m.

B 16^A Sunday past Trinity,

2 Cloudy dark air followed with

3 SClVindham, high wind * ® c?

4 thunder and it may hail & rain.

5 King George 3d. crown'd 1761.

6 Cool nights, likely for frost.
7Ara. sets9h I6m.

B I7^A Sand, past Trin, High winds

2 and likdy for ram. cf % ^

3 S,C,N London. Ini, C, Utcbfield,

4 B. E. rises 9h. 7m. ^ Apogee.

5 St Michael.

6 Clear weather ends the month.

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September hath 30 "Days 1774

Matrimony, so maintain*!] worthy Master Peleg Gudger, is no
fit Diversion for the Librarian, and in truth, I commend his Wis-
dom in the Matter. The dissipations of Time, the vain Ejnpti-
nesses of Amusement, the general be-pesterment that follows
embarkation on this doubtful Sea (doubtful, if not in fact. Peri-
lous) all these concomitants of the Married State so conspire
and agree to harass the Librarian and woo him from his legiti-
mate tasks as to behoove him to take a great Oath never to allow
himself to be entrapped. Tis the only safe course. Otherwise
will he find himself badger*d when he desires to read in Peace;
led forth to Domestic Duties when he should be marshalling his
Books ; and at all times Distract'd & Aimoy'd, to the detriment
of his Profession.

It is true, there be some who hold to the Contrary. Dr. Simon
Bagley writes : I have not found Wives to be altogether a too
heavy Elncumbrance. They can dust Books, and at times, they
may be trusted to arrange the volumes properly in their places.
Beyond this, it would perchance, be rash to go with them. I am
far from advising Librarians to marry without weighing the
Question soberly, and considering it discreetly, but this I do affirm :
that a Wife may be train*d to partake in a Librarian's labours
in such a way as not altogether to act as a Millstone about his
Neck. It is scarce necessary to comment on Dr. Bagley's words.
Truly he impeaches his own Contention, by the apologetick
fashion of his phrases. Most willingly do I mention the Opinion
of that diligent Librarian, Master ElnochSneed, with whom on
this ( as on every point in our Profession ) I am rejoiced to own
myself at one. Steer a straight course, he says, away from
feminine Blandishments. These Females are as Leeches or
Bloodsuckers, hardly to be torn off. They would make you take
your Victuals at certain fix*d seasons to conform to their rules of
Housekeepmg, regarding not that you may wish to read at those
Hours ; while again they will Babble & Complain should it chance
that after a hard night*s reading you ask that a hot Supper be
served at Daybreak. Shun them as you woukl the Devil.

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X Month October begins on Saturday.

October spreads his tcarUl Banna free

And hobU his Ensign on the d}/ing tree.

As some vast giant striding o'er the earth

With ruddy cheeifs & counlenarxe of mirth,

Tho' ruin follows ever in his track

Till Frost's chill finger tarns the herbage bladi,—

Yet cheerful be, and let the glass go round.

In Wine & some good book Jfur pleasure's found.

New Moon 5th. Day, I Oh. 20m. Morning.
Firit Quarter 1 2th. Day, 6h. 6m. Morning.
Full Moon 1 9th. Day, 8h. 48m. Morning.
LaA Quarter 27th. Day, I Oh. 17m. Morning.

M.W. Kalendar. Weather, &c R0S F.Sea ^'spL R^S

;7 Ard. teu 8h. 30m. 7*i rue 7h. 35tii
'&.i8lliSundas,p<ul Trinity. Wum

2 eoraky wntlm.

3 7«> >D. 2h. SOm.
'4 Cloudy and ligni oi nj

3 take not. $ me
6!b. E- •<>. 3h. 30m.

liKidd liat paued aasts,

B l9lA 5un^. pail Trinity ilithtn
1 Fom^l. •<>. %. 41[D. remain today.
'3 rt*' 'iia )2h. 38di. • PeHgee.

4,Claiidy dull wealher. u. $ ^
5 Gen, C. JVeW //ooen. U % (f
.b'Ltnd not year iooh t" Itarnea
7,nten, If yoa leoald tet yoar

B 2Qlb Sand, pail Trinlly. ( booki
13 so. lOh. 44ni. again.

J.Wurm wnthel (o[ a day « two

4 ihi'ii blowi up cold From the N.

3 if hoi ioo^i ore pure. What book,
IC.arf soand, Tbtle iooj^l for sure
J, You teep anmnd.

B 2 1 =( Sunday pawl Trinity, v. c 31 ?
2.Ceph. Dorth 9h. 24m. • Aj».

3>C. G». 3d. began to reign 1760
•) B- 90. 2h. 22in. u.®^)

5CU<l)r ud it m» be rain.
b Here's ^Katler iSaodtclmo
7 To u:hom a mighty ddit I owe,
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2iTl.e jionlh endi pleaiaM.

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October hath 3 1 *Days.

1774

Master Caleb Pingree's Book tells of Dr. Matthew Gully
who set out one Day to dust the Books in his Library. But the
first Volume which he plucked h'om the shelf was the works of
Herodotus, which he had long desir'd to read yet again, and at
leisure, and so enthrall'd did the worthy Dr. Gully become in
the writings of the Greek historian, that starting in to peruse the
Book, he set it not down till he had read it from Beginning to Elnd.

Thus it happen'd with the next Book, and the next, the
excellent Doctor standing before his Book Shelves, holding in
one hand the Cloth, wherewith he had purpos*d to wipe off the
Dust from the Books, and in the other the Volume which he
could not lay aside until he had read it.

So he abode standing, and retum*d each Day to his task, yet
each Day reading more of the Books, till at last full eighteen
Months had pass*d, and Dr. Gully had read every book in the
Library. But at that time the Dust lay as thick on the Books
whereat he had commenc'd, as ever it had been in the
Beginning.

Also there is related an Incident concerning Master Timothy
Mason, the same who had his Bed fitted up in the Library, that
he might sleep near his Books and thereby not suffer Annoy-
ance when he should be wakeful at Night, and find not the
Books at hand.

Master Timothy, being in Charge of a Publick Library, was
one day reading diligently when a Member of the Library
entered, and presenting his Subscription Ticket begged the
Librarian to fetch him a certain Book. Master Timothy being
incens'd at this Interruption of his Reading, and Chancing at that
Moment to see the Constable passing the Library, did put out
his Head from the Window and Bawl loudly for the Constable
to come in.

When the latter had enter'd he gave the Member into
custody of the Officer, preferring against him a charge of Dis-
turbance of the Peace.

XI Month November begins on Tuesday.

November's earfy days, tbo* still & mild,
Presage black winter and his Tempests wild
Prepare for cold & hug the chimney nooks.
Nor fail to make provision for your books.
The broken window or the roof that leaks
May ruin all^our books these storrm^ weeks;
And when all's safe from driving snow or rain.
Then sit ^ou down & think* with wise ^ontaignel

New Moon 3d Day, 9h. 47m. Afternoon.
Firft Quarter 10th Day, 2h. 7m. Afternoon.
Full Moon 18th Day, Oh. 57m. Morning.
Laft Quarter 26th Day, 6h. Om. Morning.

M. IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c B»S RSea J'spL R^S

1 3 All Sainis. Inf. C. Hartford

2 4 Falling weather, & I guess you

3 5 will see some flakes of snow.

46 7*s so. I2h. 53m. P. star north
5 7 Gun Powder Plot. (I Oh. 5m.

6B23J Sunday past Trinity.

7 2 tI^T? § Syr. so. 3h. 45m. • Per.

8 3 Inf. C. New Haven,

9 4 Cloudy weather and signs of a

10 5 storm, which may come to-day.

1 1 6 P. Star no. 9h. 37m.

127ss T? $ Windy & cold I guess.

13 B 24ih Sunday past Trtnii^,

14 2 Syr. rises lOh. 15m.

15 3 Inf. C, Fairfield. White frosty
164 nights.

17 5 ( blame me.

16 6 If there is a storm now don't

19 7 B. £. so. 12h. 47m. 7*s so. 1 1.52m.

20 B 25ih Sunday past Trirdty.
212Q|. so. lOh. 36m. # Apo. (year

22 3 Pleasant weather for the time of

23 4 When friends betray & politicians

24 5 plot. Turn to y^our books & mind

25 6 7'*'s so. 1 Ih. 37m. the rascals not.

26 7 Look out for a storm of snow.

27 B Advent Sunday. [ high, ] **» ? 3
2S 2 Books below & books on ^ O ^
293/7/ read 'em all before I die.
30 4 Cold weather ends the month.

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November hath 30 'Days.

1774

The admirable Hmotfay Mason (of whom we read last
Month ) was wont to Walk with a Book held before his Nose»
reading as he pass'd along the Street. He looked neither up
nor down as he Walk*d, but fixt his Attention upon the Page
before him, being somewhat short of Vision, tho* wearing power-
ful Lenses in his Spectacles. It was his Custom to leave the
Library when it lack*d a few Minutes of 6 o'clock in the Eve-
ning, he had found that his walk brought him to his Dwelling
at the Moment that the Town Clock struck the Hour.

One Evening, in Midsummer, the worthy Librarian set out
for his Home, holding before him & reading with Earnestness
the Ecclesiastical Polity of theleam'd Hooker. Now, it chanc'd
that the Town Clock had become damag'd, the Librarian,
hearing not the customary Ringing, strode past his Door ( despite
the loud cries of his Housekeeper), continu'd down the Street,
never for an instant relaxing his Zeal for Reading. At 7 o'clock
the Excellent man was still walking in the direction of the neigh-
boring Town, and only at a quarter after 8, when the failing
Light caus*d him to glance up, did he perceive that he had
traveli'd over 6 miles & arriv'd in the Market place of the next
Town, havmg perus'd the greater part of the Ecclesiastical Polity
on the journey.

The Librarian was sore perplex'd, for at first he failed to
recognize his surroundings, & he was unable to account for the
hooting Rabble that dogg*d his Footsteps, in the Custom of such
Vulgar Persons when they discover a Stranger of unusual
Aspect. He was also at a loss to understand how his Shoes &
Hose had become so be-fouled & be-mired, for he was unaware
that he had crossed divers Brooks, & forded sundry Water-
courses during his journey. It might have fared ill with Master
Timothy, had not Master Caleb Perkins, a Brother Librarian,
chanc*d to encounter him at that Moment. Through the good
offices of this Friend, Master Timothy was provided with com-
fortable Lodgmgs for the Night & on the Morrow suitably
convey *d to his own Home.

XII Month December begins on Thursday

December ends the tmin ; his whirling Srtows
Bring now the yearly pageant to a close.
The fields are white & leafless are the trees.
While Frost commands the ponds & rivers freeze.
As Books you read when first the Year begun.
So now read Books when all the year is done ;
And not in Winter, Summer, Spring, nor Fall,
Neglect to read the greatest Book of all!

New Moon 3d Day, 9h. 27m. Morning.
Firft Quarter 1 0th Day, Oh. 1 3m. Afternoon.
Full Moon 1 7th Day, 6h. 50m. Morning.
Laft Quarter 25th Day, 1 Ih. 52m. Night
M W. Kalendar, Weather, &c R»S FSea 1 'spl R^S

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6 Cloudy and you may exped a

7 storm of rain or snow or both.

B 2d Sund. in JldvtnU High tides.
2 Syr. rises 8h. 40m. • Perigee.

3v.c. l?QinT? c?Ac? ?.*T?

4 Astrologer what dost ( y ss. T? cT

5 thou think such a string of As
6pe<5ts will produce? I think 1*11
7 guess an abundance of rain. B. £.
%yd 5. mAdv, (so. llh. 12v.c.Q|.§

2 In buckram suih did Fabtaff's men

3 A mighty) oaVrous battle wage ;
Aif tho' returned to air again

5 Behold 'em on the printed page

6 Cold blustering weather with flurries

7 of snow.

E Ath Sunday in Advent.

2 7*» so. 9h. 38m. • Apogee.

3 Ana. rises Ih. Om. (so. ^ 1? §

4 J^ rises lOh. 22m. ) lat. 2^ 20

5 ^otd weather in excess

6 Or /. B. will lose his guess,
7B. Eye so. lOh. 11m.
B Christmas. A bowl of punch

2 St. Step. ( A book of song. Let Chri s-

3 St. John Even {mas last D C? S
^Innocents {The whole week long
5 Syr so. 12h. \m. Adieu I Farewell 1 1
5 whatever book* J^ lack Pass not the
1 year without my Jllmanackl

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December hath 3 1 'Days.

1774

There is none so Felicitous as the Librarian, and none with
so smaU a cause of Ili-Content, Jealousy or Rancour. No other
Profession is like his ; no other so Happy. Of the Clergy, I
speak not, their Calling is sacred and not of this World. The
Physician & Lawyer administer to the ills and evils of Mankind.
The Merchant's happiness is conditioned upon his pecuniary
Success.

But the Librarian, so far removed from any of these, ministers
to the Wisdom and Delight of Mankind, increases his own
Knowledge, lives surrounded by the Noble thoughts of great
Minds, and can take no Concern of pecuniary Success, forasmuch
as such a thing is not within the boundaries of Possibility.

If any may rival him in good Fortune, it is the Author, who
produces some great Work of which the Librarian shall stand
as humble Guardian. But even here, again, a little reading suf-
fices to show that Authors have frequently lived in Turmoil or
Penury, dying Destitute or wretched, because that Publick
Elsteem which was necessary to their Contentment had been
withheld untfl long after they had quitted this Elarth.

The Librarian, as he cannot hope for Wealth ( nor fret his
Mind about it), so he cannot expect to achieve Fame. Where
is the Monument erected to a Librarian ? Great Monarchs and
Warriors have theirs ; in ancient times it was even a custom thus
to honour the Poet. But the Librarian lives and dies unknown
to Fame; the durable results of his Labours are not visible to the
Eye, and if at aO he receiveth Honour it b for his private Char-
acter as a Man. His Brother Librarians may know and Elsteem
him as an Ornament to their Profession, and that is his sufficient
Reward.

He lives protected, avaricious neither of Money nor of
Worldly Fame, and happy in the goodliest of all Occupations, —
the pursuit of Wisdom.

This is the Ending of The Old Librarian's Almanack for
Anno Domini 1 774. To my leam'd Brethren, I wish all Health
and Joy.

A sure and certain cure for the

Bite of a Rattlesnake

Made Publick

by
Abel Puffer

of
Stoughton.

If the Sufferer be Bit in the Leg ( as it is very likely to happen )
let him be plac*d in a revers'd position ; that is, with his Head
down and his Feet in the Air — it may be most convenient to
lean him so against a Wall or Fence, or if neither be at hand,
then against a Tree or Bush.

Then, without any Delay whatsoever, let there be appli*d to
the place where the Fangs have punctur d the Skin a Plaister
made in the following manner : Beat to a soh or pulpy consist-
ency six Plantain leaves that have previously been wash*d.
Mingle with them 1 2 drops of Liquor obtain'd in this fashion :
Soak in half a cup of Rain Water the Heart of a large Gander,
add a third part of an ounce of the dry*d roots of the Yanow,
some bruis'd Colewort, a spoonful of the Blue Flag, dry'd &
powder'd, four or five stalks of the common Pennyroyal, a half-
ounce of the Rind of roasted Crab Apples, some preserv*d
blossoms of Alecumpane, and eight Peppercorns. This Liquor
should simmer slowly for forty-eight hours, and when it is about
finish'd, add a few seeds of the Indian Gourd, removing them,
however, at the end of an Hour.